to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to make an appearance; to show up
calamity; disaster; misfortune
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be sooty; to be stained
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
tottering steps; drunken staggering
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to turn towards; to point
to take a breath; to take a short rest
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
long ago; already; a long time ago
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)